Western Chu Imperial Palace, Hall of Eternal Peace
Yang Qing has been back in Beijing for more than ten days. On this day, he finally received the decree announcing his entry into the palace.
Yang Qing straightened his robes, took Bu Er with him, and went out.
He lived in an extremely secluded small courtyard in the capital, not connected to other houses around him, let alone having any contact with the officials in the capital.
Therefore, many people in the court were discussing privately that Military Governor, a foreigner, was actually invited to participate in the thousand-year-old banquet.
Furthermore, they learned that Yang Qing had a lot of entanglements with Fu Bonian and Wei Li, so they all wanted to watch the show and wait for Yang Qing to make a fool of themselves.
After all, these two people are closely related to each other, Wei Sizhong.
Those who can serve as officials in the court are all excellent people.
Before they even met Yang Qing, they had already guessed that this person must have some serious issues with Wei Sizhong.
Yang Qing didn't respond to the kind or unkind glances from around him. He focused on walking his own steps.
Just when he reached a corner, he was stopped by someone.
Yang Qing looked up in shock and found that the person blocking his way was very unfamiliar.
However, when he saw the man's official uniform and the flowered feathers on his head, he had an idea in his mind.
Yang Qing smiled slightly, cupped his hands to the man in front of him and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Qiu, Minister of Revenue."
It's none other than Minister of Revenue Qiu Qifang.
Yang Qing has not had many contacts with officials in the capital, so Qiu Qifang obviously waited here specially just to see Yang Qing alone.
It's just that he was so deliberate and what did he intend to do? After Yang Qing thought about it for a while, he had the answer.
In this regard, Yang Qing did not say anything clearly, but looked at Qiu Qifang with a smile again.
"It's a coincidence that I can meet Mr. Qiu here."
Qiu Qifang also smiled at Yang Qing and said, "I came from the front and suddenly saw a very unfamiliar person. After thinking about it, I thought it was Lord Yang who was specially summoned to the capital by the emperor, so I came to have a chat."
"Lord Yang's deeds have now been spread throughout the court. I saw Lord Yang today. He is really extraordinary. I think he will be very successful in the future, and he will make great progress with each passing day."
Yang Qing said calmly, "Master Qiu has given you the award, and Yang is too embarrassed to deserve it."
"Hey Lord Yang, this is wrong!"
Qiu Qifang reached out and patted Yang Qing on the shoulder very intimately. "Now in this court, no one knows or knows that Lord Yang has performed several miraculous feats for me. From now on, we will definitely make further progress. It's just..."
"Master Qiu, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. Yang should listen to it with an open mind."
Seeing Qiu Qifang's expression as if there was something in his words, Yang Qing said.
"Lord Yang is young and promising, and I admire you greatly. But Lord Yang, Fu Bonian and Wei Li are all closely related to the prime minister. I am afraid..."
"However, there are many colleagues in the DPRK and China who admire Lord Yang's character and are willing to make friends with him."
Qiu Qifang did not say any more, but the meaning behind his words was already clear to Yang Qing.
At that moment, he once again cupped his hands to Qiu Qifang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qiu, for your kindness, but Yang will not stay in Beijing for a long time."
Hearing that Yang Qing rejected his proposal without thinking, Qiu Qifang felt secretly annoyed.
But now it was almost Hall of Eternal Peace, so Qiu Qifang found an excuse, said goodbye to Yang Qing, and walked away.
Although he did not explain why Qiu Qifang came, Yang Qing felt like a clear mirror in his heart.
Now that I saw him leaving because of anger, I didn't take it to heart.
He followed the officials who arrived one after another and slowly stepped into Hall of Eternal Peace.
In the main hall, many seats have been set up, and some familiar officials have chosen a place in twos and threes to sit down and chat with each other.
After Yang Qing looked around for a few times, he chose a seat that was very close to the entrance of the temple but not too outstanding and sat down.
It's just that Yang Qing wants to keep a low profile, but some people don't want to give him this opportunity.
As soon as he sat down, he looked up and saw Wei Sizhong walking towards him.
And Wei Sizhong, obviously also saw Yang Qing.
After Wei Sizhong saw Yang Qing, he changed his direction and came towards the direction of Yang Qing.
Initially, the officials sitting close to Yang Qing did not recognize who this person was. It was not until Wei Sizhong opened his mouth and called him "Commissioner Yang" that they realized what he was.
These two people obviously don't get along.
"Meet the Prime Minister."
When Wei Sizhong took the initiative to say hello, Yang Qing did not retreat or avoid it, but responded calmly.
"Lord Yang is indeed the pillar of my court, I admire you very much."
Wei Sizhong's eyes sparkled with an unknown light.
"But being young and energetic may not always be a good thing."
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice. I will keep it in my heart."
Wei Sizhong wanted to say something else, but he heard a loud voice singing from outside. "The Emperor is here!"
Then, Yang Qing saw a bright yellow color falling into his eyes in front of him. He immediately lowered his head, knelt on the ground, and shouted with other officials, "Long live my emperor!"
Chu Jinghui came quickly. When he entered the hall, his eyes turned to Wei Sizhong and Yang Qing twice before heading to the highest position in the middle of the hall.
After he took his seat, he finally said, "Everyone loves you, please come to me!"
Everyone in the hall then stood up and took their seats.
And Chu Jinghui seemed to look at Wei Sizhong intentionally or unintentionally. "What are Chancellor Wei and Yang Aiqing talking about, and are they so involved? Why not tell me and let me take a closer look?"
Wei Sizhong and Yang Qing walked slowly to the front of the hall at the same time and stood with their heads bowed.
It was Wei Sizhong who spoke first, "To express my gratitude to your Majesty, I am just grateful that Commissioner Yang is so young and has outstanding achievements, so I came forward to have a few words."
"Yang Aiqing, what about you?"
Chu Jinghui turned his attention to Yang Qing.
"I have admired the name Chancellor Wei for a long time, and today I finally met him. On a whim, I missed the emperor's banquet. Please forgive me!"
"Okay, you two are an old minister of my court and my future pillar. You should get along peacefully."
"I will obey the emperor's teachings."
Yang Qing and Wei Sizhong spoke in unison.
"Okay, let's go back to our seats!"
Chu Jinghui raised his hand and motioned for the two of them to take a seat.
The other ministers present here originally thought that there would be a good show of open and covert fighting, but they only saw Wei Sizhong and Yang Qing drinking and talking, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed.
I thought this matter would be revealed, but I didn't expect that a few days later, Yang Qing would be called into the palace for the crime of deceiving the emperor!
For a while, everyone speculated.
When Yang Qing took over the will, a glimmer of clarity flashed through his mind.
The inexplicable feeling of uneasiness that I have been feeling these past few days has finally come true here!
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